Thailand does the once unthinkable by hindering Chinese tourism

People wearing face masks going down the escalators at a BTS Skytrain station in Bangkok on Saturday (March 7). The Thai government signalled on Saturday (March 7) it prefers arrivals from China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Iran and Italy to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease. - AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand is hindering Chinese tourists because of the Covid-19 (coronavirus outbreak), normally an unthinkable step for a country that relies on their spending for economic growth.

The government signalled on Saturday (March 7) it prefers arrivals from China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Iran and Italy to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease.